SSG-69: Steyr’s Cold War Sniper Rifle
BY PGF
1 year, 9 months ago
The Forerunner of The Modern Sniper Rifle at Forgotten Weapons
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In the 1960s, Steyr Daimler Pusch developed a modern sniper rifle for the Austrian military (and also for commercial civilian sale). It was adopted as the SSG-69 (Scharfschützen-Gewehr; sharpshooter’s rifle), replacing the SSG-98k in military service. Mechanically, the SSG-69 uses a bolt with six rear-mounted locking lugs in 3 pairs, giving it a short 60 degree throw. The stock is made of polymer and the barrel is cold hammer-forged, both fairly cutting-edge elements at the time of its design. It was a factory 1MOA rifle, also something considered typical today, but quite impressive ein the 1960s.
Includes two videos. The first from Mr.
And this from Practical Accuracy:
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On March 3, 2023 at 7:53 am, jrg said:
Man, I lusted after that (lust is the only word that comes to mind) when I saw that rifle years ago. It wasn’t until after I carried a CZ 550 Varmint .308 Winchester in the field did I fully comprehend how heavy – bulky those rifles are. My tongue got a sun tan is the way to put it.
it requires a person in great physical shape and younger than 50 to carry that all day. Too much for me now, unfortunately.
Still a beauty though.